William Ethelbert FreelandAge: 81 years1803–1884
- Name
- William Ethelbert Freeland
- Given names
- William Ethelbert
- Surname
- Freeland
 Birth | July 28, 1803 42 31 |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Crane — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
 Birth of a sister | Zaenett Freeland October 22, 1805 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 8 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Death of a father | Robert Freeland August 27, 1823 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Fayette Ferdinand Freeland January 17, 1829 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Virginia Elvira Freeland November 30, 1830 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 28 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Zaenett Priscilla Freeland March 14, 1833 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | George Thomas Freeland August 12, 1835 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 32 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Maria Rebecca Freeland April 5, 1838 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland August 11, 1842 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a mother | Priscilla Gover Sewall February 25, 1843 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Frances Diana Dare Freeland November 9, 1844 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Agnes Amelia Freeland June 29, 1847 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 42 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a daughter | Agnes Amelia Freeland August 21, 1852 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 53 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Marriage of a child | George Thomas Freeland — Wilhelmina Lyles — View this family December 6, 1860 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Wesley Shemwell — Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland — View this family before 1864 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Dr. Joseph Freeland Shemwell May 25, 1864 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George H Dyson — Mary Elizabeth Freeland — View this family April 24, 1865 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 57 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Wesley Shemwell February 27, 1866 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 63 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 63 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William S Shemwell 1868 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Crane June 15, 1868 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 65 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Marriage of a child | Richard Levin Lyles — Frances Diana Dare Freeland — View this family February 3, 1870 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Eliza Rebecca Shemwell April 21, 1870 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Fayette Shemwell 1872 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Sallie Shemwell August 27, 1873 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Sallie Shemwell June 8, 1874 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland December 28, 1874 (Age 71 years) |
| Burial of a daughter | Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland December 30, 1874 (Age 71 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Paul's Episcopal Cemetery |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Zeanette Lyles March 1877 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Fayette Shemwell 1878 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 74 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Zaenett Freeland September 29, 1880 (Age 77 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Wesley Shemwell — Zaenett Priscilla Freeland — View this family after 1880 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | October 5, 1884 (Age 81 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert Freeland Birth: March 7, 1761 30 20 — Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States Death: August 27, 1823 — Christ Church, Calvert, Maryland, United States |
| mother |
Priscilla Gover Sewall Birth: February 4, 1772 26 22 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: February 25, 1843 — Callaway, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: about 1802 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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19 months himself |
William Ethelbert Freeland Birth: July 28, 1803 42 31 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: October 5, 1884 |
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2 years younger sister |
Zaenett Freeland Birth: October 22, 1805 44 33 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: September 29, 1880 — Fayette, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Elizabeth Crane |
| himself |
William Ethelbert Freeland Birth: July 28, 1803 42 31 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: October 5, 1884 |
| wife |
Elizabeth Crane Birth: November 1, 1807 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: June 15, 1868 |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Fayette Ferdinand Freeland Birth: January 17, 1829 25 21 Death: |
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22 months daughter |
Virginia Elvira Freeland Birth: November 30, 1830 27 23 Death: November 29, 1900 |
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2 years daughter |
Zaenett Priscilla Freeland Birth: March 14, 1833 29 25 — Maryland, United States Death: October 23, 1903 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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2 years son |
George Thomas Freeland Birth: August 12, 1835 32 27 Death: November 14, 1892 |
| daughter |
Mary Elizabeth Freeland Death: |
| daughter |
Maria Rebecca Freeland Birth: April 5, 1838 34 30 Death: September 17, 1886 |
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4 years daughter |
Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland Birth: August 11, 1842 39 34 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: December 28, 1874 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Frances Diana Dare Freeland Birth: November 9, 1844 41 37 Death: March 2, 1893 |
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3 years daughter |
Agnes Amelia Freeland Birth: June 29, 1847 43 39 Death: August 21, 1852 |